Walt Disney and his Christmas Tree.

December 25, 2020
Walt Disney and his Christmas Tree.
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June 22, 2020
A tour of the Disneyland theme park as it was in 1955-56.
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Posted in Documentary, History, Walt Disney
March 19, 2020
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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April 11, 2017
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December 16, 2016
Walt Disney deserves to be appreciated not only for his animated films and his creation of the Never-Never land known as Disneyland, but also for the way he taught generations of Americans important truths about ourselves and our society.
Thursday marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of filmmaker and theme-park creator extraordinaire Walt Disney. Despite Disney’s status as a beloved icon of popular culture, he remains woefully under-appreciated as a filmmaker — especially for his live-action productions, which are often dismissed as trite or inconsequential. As I explain in my book Walt Disney and Live Action, that assessment is far from the truth.
During the last decade of Disney’s life, America underwent tumultuous changes, some good (like advances in civil rights), but others troubling, such as the fracturing of family structure, the rise of moral relativism, and the unrestrained growth of big government. Although most film critics failed to notice, Disney — the prophet of middle America — addressed these topics and more throughout his films.
The Deeper Side of Disney
The Light in the Forest (1958) tackled contemporary racial prejudice in the guise of an eighteenth-century drama about a white youth raised by Native Americans who tries to integrate back into white society. Moon Pilot (1962) poked fun at the nihilism of the emerging counter-culture in San Francisco. A Tiger Walks (1964) skewered the news media’s cynical manipulation of politics. The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and Son of Flubber (1963) satirized officious federal bureaucrats.
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March 1, 2016
“The magic is as wide as a smile and as narrow as a wink, loud as laughter and quiet as a tear, tall as a tale and deep as emotion. So strong, it can lift the spirit. So gentle, it can touch the heart. It is the magic that begins the happily ever after.” – Unknown
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August 21, 2014
Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen feeds her a poison apple, but Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss.
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August 16, 2014
Stars: Dean Jones, Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn. Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
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August 15, 2014
“The magic is as wide as a smile and as narrow as a wink, loud as laughter and quiet as a tear, tall as a tale and deep as emotion. So strong, it can lift the spirit. So gentle, it can touch the heart. It is the magic that begins the happily ever after.” – Unknown
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August 6, 2014
Stars: Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi, Bobby Driscoll. This heartwarming classic tells the tale of a country boy who adopts a mischevious black lamb and learns valuable lessons about love and dedication.
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